Writing Home: Myth, Letters and Refugee Well-Being

Part of the Being Human Festival of the Humanities, ‘Rhyme or Reason’, 15 November 2023

For a full description of this event see Emily Pillinger’s post here: https://www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/blog/pushing-back.

In November the Penelope’s Web team participated in the 2023 Being Human Festival of the Humanities. In our event, ‘Writing Home: Myth, Letters and Refugee Well-Being’, migrants in the asylum system in Folkstone were introduced to the myth of Penelope and Odysseus, including Penelope’s fictionalised letter composed by the Roman poet Ovid, and the music that Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Jeanne Pansard-Besson have created. Participants shared their own stories, journeys, and music.